FS-Investors…Unveils 2B-dollar developmental plan for Qualcomm Stadium sight….Will bid on purchasing 79-acres of sight for development of Soccer-Aztecs Stadium….says soccer only stadium would seat 22,000….if deal with Aztecs is reached-capacity would be 30,000 and 55-acres for River Park and Rec Park…says Phase 1-would see stadium and park completed at same time-to open in 2020….

Master Plan Proposal would also allow land development….3,250 residential units…800-student housing units…480-condos…2-hotels…3-office buildings…some 2.4-million square feet of office space…plus parking for 16,400 cars on entire sight…..Individual developers would buy parcels of land from the FS-inventory…..Still to be negotiated would be a price for the 79-acres…..City would pay for and raze Qualcomm Stadium….City Council and Mayor have already been updated on Master Plan.

San Diego State…issues statement says project has too much density….no plan nor room to expand football stadium out to 40,000….Questions specifics about proposal to turn over Stadium as gift to university in 5-years…must still negotiate revenue streams-tax breaks on the gift project.

………..(Baseball)………..

Padres…Begin plan to sort out starting pitching….Friars rotation has Luis Perdomo…Jered Weaver..Jhoulys Chacin..Clayton Richard…Christian Friederich at the front end…As many as 10-other pitchers will be vying for opportunities over the next 5-weeks of spring training games.

Padres..Bullpen seems set with .Carter Capps coming on board with Brad Hand-Brandon Mauer-and depth arms that pitched last season.

Padres..Open Cactus League schedule with Saturday-Sunday games vs Mariners…Paul Clemens named to start Saturday opening game.

Kansas City Star…In-depth report on death of P-Yordano Ventura….possible suicide last spring…2-threats on his life from Latin America….incidents in Surprise, Arizona and Kansas City…a failed 1-year marriage to woman who was already married…a lawsuit by jilted husband…a miscarriage….an extortion incident…estranged from his family…then death in car crash.

(Injuries)

Cubs..Kyle Schwarber cleared to catch bullpens and batting practice-missed last year with knee surgery.